I'm actually based out of Houston so it would be an easy transition. I'm used to that sort of culture. From the limited amount of searching I have done I have s

I'm actually based out of Houston so it would be an easy transition. I'm used to that sort of culture. From the limited amount of searching I have done I have seen mostly SCADA type work. It doesn't seem to be solving the 'real problems' that are far more gratifying. In other words, I want to be solving interesting problems like you cited, and not debugging a reporting tool. I actually went to a UT satellite school for my MS. I'll take a look at the companies you've mentioned. I have quite a few contacts at many oil and gas companies so I'll leverage those.